I can never concentrate enough to get working on one story. So I've made this, a hub for all my random ideas, to be filled with everything ranging from drama and romance to humor and stupidity.

… Yep, pretty much just repeating what I said in the summary.

Anyways, I hope you don't mind broken plot lines and starts of stories that will probably never be finished mixed in with my one-shots. But that's for later.

So enjoy the first chapter of [INSERT CATCHY TITLE HERE].

Ha ha. I just noticed my title inadvertently doesn't follow the last conduct thing of the Guidelines. Whoops, oh well.

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Chapter I: Gentle Oblivion

I took the note given to me by Yuki out of my pocket and gazed at it for the second time.

Meet me at station in two hours.

That's what it read. I received it right after Yuki said her goodbyes to the Brigade and left for collage. Apparently she had something to tell me before she really left. So here I was, sitting on the bench near the station that seemed to be a Mecca for weirdoes, a few minutes early.

Just sitting here sent a wave of nostalgia through me; I still can't believe that we've graduated already.

It had been an indescribably enjoyable three long years of supernatural craziness for me. Through the SOS Brigade, I've met the most amazing people, made irreplaceable friends, embarked on epic journeys through space and time, and a whole bunch of other stuff one can only dream of doing. I've learned and grown so much from my experiences, evolving from a gloomy, dreamless cynic into… well… a happy, hopeful cynic. I guess the cynical part of me will never change.

I mentally sighed as I thought of all the great memories the Brigade has shared, and how things are now all falling apart. Mikuru had already graduated a year ago, returning to her own time because her superiors had deemed this era no longer worth observing after the Incident. It was never the same without her. No tea from heaven, no eye balm for me, no doll for Haruhi to dress up; one less valuable friend. With her gone, the Brigade just didn't have the same vim and vigor as it used to. Now with everyone graduating, we're all splitting up to go to different collages, effectively disbanding the Brigade for good. We tried recruiting new people into the club, but that just failed. Most were repelled by our reputation, and for those who did wanted to join, well, it just wasn't the same; none of them had supernatural powers or anything.

Great, now I'm starting to sound depressing. Let's look on the bright side. The Brigade members (minus Mikuru, regrettably) could still keep in touch via cell phones, and Internet. Plus we could all get back together during breaks and vacations. All's not lost, not by a long shot. The Brigade will survive. Distance is just a pitiful obstacle that we the SOS Brigade laugh at as it tries to separate us. True friendship is too powerful to be broken by mere trivialities.

Ha, ha, now I'm sounding like one of those cliché good guys who tries cheer everyone up when things look bleakest.

My internal monologue was interrupted when I saw Yuki, the person I was waiting for, approaching me from a distance, and I waved.

Yuki… Mikuru… I don't know when I started to call them by their given names, but I have. Probably after the Incident.

It surprised me when Yuki waved back. Well, I shouldn't be too surprised. Yuki's become a lot more human since when I first met her. Sure she's still seems really emotionless and stoic, not even flinching while the world around her is blasted into oblivion, but she's changed nonetheless.

"Yo," I casually greeted.

"Hello, Kyon," she returned in a voice as soft as newly fallen snow. Every time a bit of humanity showed within her, it made my heart skip a beat (not in the romantic way though). The purple haired girl sat down next to me.

"…"

We sat in silence for what seemed like hours, though it was only minutes. It might just be me, but silence in the presence of Yuki had always kind of made me uncomfortable. I know she's silent pretty much all the time, but still…

Anyways, Yuki seemed kind of spacey as she stared at the ground, unmoving. I could tell she was deep in thought, which was really unusual for her. Every minute or so her head would raise a few millimeters and her mouth open a few millimeters before closing and drooping back down. It was as if she wanted to say something, but then decided against it. No, that's exactly what it was. Now I was curious as to what she wanted to say. It was obviously something important and of a delicate matter as she deliberated whether to tell me or not.

Yuki's gentle voice interrupted my thoughts, "There'll be no other time for me to say this." No other time? What's that supposed to mean? I didn't voice my thoughts though. "I may not be able to fully comprehend the… emotions I have been accumulating so there may be discrepancies in this transmission of data, but I've learned enough to know that I have truly enjoyed my time in this world. I've grown fond of the people of this world and all of its wonders." She went silent after that.

I would have said something, but I was utterly speechless. Was Yuki really opening up her heart to me? Even thinking about the possibility sounded totally and insanely preposterous. She'd never really voiced her own thoughts or opinions, silently taking whatever was thrown at her without even thinking about having someone help her through things. She talked with no one about herself, not even me, no matter the circumstances. Yet here she was, starting to spill her innermost thoughts and feelings in a voice not devoid of emotion. Though I could be too early in saying that.

The petite girl seemed to take a deep breath. Then she continued. "I have also developed personal feelings towards the members of the Brigade. You, Suzumiya, Koizumi, and Asahina have become like family to me. I don't think there's any other way other than family to describe what they mean to me."

Wow. You've always regarded Haruhi as a subject to observe, nothing more, and Koizumi and Mikuru as interesting variables. So this is how you truly feel.

"However, my feelings for you run deeper than my feelings of the others. I'm not sure how to describe them, but they've impacted me the most. Just being in your presence, it makes me have this feeling of warmth and comfort. The rest of my emotions I cannot describe." What are you trying to say?

Wait… no. That can't be it….

"Humans have come up with only one word for these feelings."

The next word she said shook me to my core. It made me question whether or not I was dreaming, hallucinating or if this was a joke. I even considered if I had entered a parallel universe at some point. That's how impossible it seemed. But I knew this wasn't the case. In truth, I saw this coming, but like I said before, it did not seem possible.

Yuki turned and her gaze met mine, her eyes shining as they bore into me. "Love."

That was the word. And I was stunned. Actually, stunned is an understatement, but I can't find a better word for it. I was again at a loss for words and my mind just kind of melted away for a while. Fortunately, Yuki went silent for a while too, as she stared back at the ground, giving me enough time to recover. I didn't know how long I stood there, gaping, but I must've looked pretty dumb as I thought. Any response to her seemed infinitely inadequate, but I managed to ask a cliché question. Not that that was better. "Why didn't you act on your feelings? I mean, you can't just keep feelings like that locked up inside. Besides, Haruhi and I didn't really start dating until just before the Incident."

"My role given to me by the Data Integration Thought Entity prevents me from acting on most personal desires." Screw the Entity. You deserve at the very least some freedom. "In addition, I could not fully comprehend emotions even to this day, so the logical thing to do was to nothing. Besides, I did not want to complicate you and Haruhi's relationship, even before the two of you began to go out. Anyone could tell there you two shared romantic feelings for each other from the nearly the start."

You held back everything for the sake of others? Well that's what you always do. If there was one thing I wished for you to have learned, it was to learn how to live life how you wanted.

"It doesn't matter."

Of course it matters!

"It may have at one point, but no longer."

It matters no longer? What does that mean?

"…"

I sighed. "You know, this whole situation reminds me of those clichés in movies where one person is dying or leaving forever, and they say what they've wanted to say the whole time. You know what I'm talking about?"

"…" Yuki's gaze shifted ever so slightly downwards.

"Sorry. I just meant to lighten the mood."

"You have no reason to be sorry. What you have said is correct."

"… What?" What are you talking about?

"The Data Integration Thought Entity had gathered just enough information from the Incident to be satisfied, coming to the conclusion that another instance like that would not present itself in Haruhi Suzumiya's lifetime. All Humanoid Interfaces created by the Entity are being recalled permanently as to not disrupt the natural course of events of this world. Ryoko Asakura and Emiri Kimidori's Data have already merged with the Entity."

"But you don't want to go, do you?" Wow. Did I already accept that this was true? Well, at this point, my mind was such a jumbled mess of thoughts that I couldn't think clearly. My mind was still reeling at the thought of Yuki actually opening her heart to me, and her confession of love had pushed my mind over. Now her revealing that she's going to disappear forever was like kicking my mind while it was down. Hopefully my analogy made sense. Right now, I could only just take in whatever was said to me.

Yuki shook her head just barely. "No. I truly wish to stay here in this world with you, Suzumiya, Koizumi, and the others."

"Then this is bullshit!" I stood up, enraged, causing Yuki to look up at me. "You've done us wonders, preventing terrible disasters from occurring, and you've provided the Entity with its so called precious data of autoevolution. You deserve your wish to be granted! At the very, very least, the Entity owes you something!"

"The Entity had already recalled all its Humanoid Interfaces after the Incident, except for me. It had allowed me, because of my success, to live out the rest of high school with the Brigade before merging with it."

My hands balled up into fists. "Well that's not good enough! If that thing, the Entity, does anything to you, I'll keep my promise and bring the full, unstoppable force that is Haruhi down upon it." Hell, I'd even take it down my own, powerless self if need be, but no one's touching you, Yuki.

The alien stood up and put her hand on my shoulder, locking her gaze to mine. "Kyon, please don't be mad. It's my duty to carry out my directive."

"Screw duty too if it goes against what you wish for."

"My personal desires have never mattered." Yuki's arm dropped, and she looked down. "I knew this day would come since I first came into existence. It was always my fate."

"Yuki." I put my own hands on her shoulders. "If there's anything that I've learned since I first joined the Brigade, it's that one should always follow what their heart desires, no matter what gets in the way. Ignore everything else if it makes you happy. Your heart desires to stay, so stay."

She looked up at me again with eyes that pierced right through me, and I unconsciously flinched. If her stare had any mass, I'd have a gaping hole through my head. "My heart does indeed desire to stay. However, my heart has chosen from the beginning to fulfill my directive, the reason for my existence. Please Kyon, do not interfere with this. This is all I ask of you." She then averted her gaze.

There was something in her voice and her gaze that told me not to argue. But how could I not? She just told me that her wish was to stay here with the people she cared for, yet she's choosing to leave forever. How does that make sense?

Besides, it's not just about her. There are people who really care for her, and me especially. She's my closest friend I've ever had, and the one person who I would always unquestioningly trust. Loosing her would mean loosing an irreplaceable friend who'd been a huge part of my life. Not even mentioning that her leaving would pretty much spell the end for the SOS Brigade. If loosing one member impacted us so much, two members gone would just be too much, especially since it's Yuki.

I could have gone on and on about how unfair it was for her to leave us, and how counterintuitive her actions were to her feelings, but I realized something. She's saved my life multiple times, made my life a helluva lot easier than it would have, done whatever I had asked of her, and other countless things. Through all of this, she's never asked for anything in return, and barely ever asked for anything at all. Now, she's asking me to accept what her heart has chosen for her to do. I have no right to deny her anything. So I just had to accept it.

"I see," I managed, taking my hands off her shoulders.

"This is why I wanted to tell you all of this now, because there is no other time."

Silence followed as Yuki averted her eyes from me again. I didn't know what to say. Once again it felt like words would be useless to convey what I was truly feeling right now. I tried to put it in words earlier, but it just didn't seem to capture the essence of it.

The silence didn't last too long as Yuki gave disheartening news. "It won't be long before the Entity will have me to merge with it." So it won't be long until I loose another friend…

Gah! Stop being so pessimistic! There's always a good side to everything. She'll at least be able to send me a message once in a while, right? Maybe even talk with me too, or perhaps even take human form again, if we're lucky. She won't be gone completely.

"You said you'd merge with the Entity, right?" Yuki nodded. "So that means you a part of you will still exist within the Entity, right?" Another nod. "Then you have to make sure you stay in touch with me and the rest of the Brigade, okay?" No reaction. What does that mean?

"When I merge with the Entity, my consciousness has approximately a 99.997% chance of completely dispersing throughout the Entity within a week. By the end of eight days, complete dispersion is guaranteed. In other words, when I merge with the Entity, the me you know will effectively fade out of existence."

… Okay, jokes over Yuki, I figured it out. This is way too clichéd to be real. I mean this whole instance is probably the most overused cliché in the history of entertainment, like I said before. So drop the act. I know you were trying to be funny and mess with me, but this really had me worried. What really gave you away was the cliché-ness of it all. Geez, I really am using the word cliché a lot, but it's true.

Yuki cocked her head very slightly to the side. "I don't understand."

"You had me going for a while. I really thought this was all real, but I found you out. You might want to work on your jokes. They're too serious."

"You think this is a… joke?"

I mentally slapped myself back to reality and shook my head. I sat back down and clutched my head. "I'm sorry. Ignore what I said earlier. I'm in denial right now." You see, my mind's a mess. I should know better than anyone else that these anime/movie/general-story clichés happen pretty often in my life.

"I see."

"…"

"…"

Silence. Yuki was going to fade away, but I still couldn't find anything more I wanted to say. What was wrong with me? I stared at the still standing Yuki as she looked off into the distance. From my perspective, it looked as if she was glowing as the sun was beginning to set behind her, and the glint off of some other shiny surfaces added to the effect.

"Thanks to you and the Brigade, my existence in this world has been… sensational. I don't know how to better describe it words."

Wait… it wasn't as if she was glowing. She was beginning to glow. If things continued to go as they had been, then Yuki would go away any minute now. Crap.

"Kyon…"

"This is goodbye, huh?" I interrupted, standing up.

The petite girl turned to me, replying after a pause, "Yes." And then she hugged me. Her arms gently wrapped around me as she rested her head against my chest. As I said before, by this point my mind wouldn't work properly, so my body just reacted and I returned her embrace. Her touch had always felt cold before, but now I felt genuine warmth emanating from her body. Our embrace was rather short, but it had felt as if time had stopped, the wonderful moment lasting for what seemed like hours.

"Goodbye, Yuki."

"Goodbye, Kyon." As Yuki broke away and stepped back, a sense of déjà vu ran through me. She was beginning to crystallize and disintegrate just as Asakura had been after she failed to kill me for the first time. Her feet were the first to fade away.

"I'm truly glad that you stayed by my side to make my life what it was." Yuki's legs had now completely dematerialized. A wave of melancholy washed over me as her lips formed a warm, parting smile. A single tear, her first ever and her last, spilled from the corner of her eye and slowly rolled down her cheek. In a soft voice that conveyed all of her unspoken emotions, she spoke her last word,

"Arigato."

And then in a soft, golden glimmer, she was gone, disappearing into nothingness.

I reached out just as the last glittering particle of her vanished, hoping that if I managed to catch even a part of her that she'd come back. But that was foolish thought and my hand only connected with thin air. Yuki was gone now, lost to the universe, forever. She faded so quickly, so very quickly…

I felt terribly heartbroken. I felt like breaking down right now. My closest friend, the one person who I put my unwavering trust in, was gone forever. But it was worst than that. I was so taken aback by this whole event that I didn't have time to say the things I've been longing to. Yuki said most everything she needed to, to me. She passed on all of her emotions to me, letting me, and me alone, know what she truly felt within her heart before her end. Now she'll never know how much I really cared for her.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

She'd already faded away…

Into a gentle oblivion…

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A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed this not so little pilot one-shot to introduce my new story.

Sorry for the use of a clichéd cliché and all of the dramatic drama in this chapter. After watching the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, I was inspired to write this. Also, I was always wondering what would happen to the SOS Brigade once everyone graduated and everything stabilized. This is just me, but I think Mikuru and Yuki would be recalled by their superiors so interference would be minimal or none. Not sure about Koizumi. And then because of the intellectual difference between Haruhi and Kyon's minds, they'd go to different colleges.

Also, sorry for the ending. I kind of rushed the end after spending a week or two… or three, on this due to procrastination and distraction. Right now, I'm sick of writing this chapter, so this'll just have to do for now.

I'm going to make another chapter like this later on, only where Haruhi and Kyon say goodbye (but not for forever). It'll be a while.

ANYWAYS, not all chapters will be like this. There will be humor, action, adventure, idiocy, and more. Yes, there will be more romance and drama and stuff, but most of what will be posted here will not be the afore mentioned genres.

If you are genuinely interested in my writing, please review. It feeds my ego just as acting chivalrous towards Mikuru feeds Kyon's ego. If and if my ego has a full belly, I write more often.

PREVIEW (for anyone interested):

CH. 2: FINALLY!

Summary: Kyon finally gets to do to each member of the SOS Brigade what he's always wanted to do. Payback never tasted so sweet.

CH. 3: Philosophy With Shamisen No. 1

Summary: Remember how Shamisen's messed with Kyon by giving a spiel about how one may interpret a certain sequence of sounds as speech, but the other person may be simply blabbering gibberish? Well, he's once again using logic to mess with more people. YAY ANNOYING PEOPLE (or cats in this case)!

[SUPER LONG AUTHOR'S NOTE ENDS HERE]